Not digging the new GC look
 

Not liking the navigation stuff taking up such a large portion of the left hand side of the screen when browsing forums or even just reading threads. There's no need for it to take up that much space (and I am not a fan of it even being docked to the left like that)

agreed

I thought it was a problem on my computer. The left navigation is too wide.

I hate it as well.

I concur. This is really annoying. Especially when you get to the end of a thread and there's nothing but white space on the left. My yearbook advisor would have a coronary.

What they said

Ditto.

LOL -- prime space for copy

Agree with everything everyone has said. I hate it.

Count me amongst the haters.

I hadn't even noticed. :o

I agree... it's kind of annoying.

Meh. As long as I can read it, I'm cool. I'm just glad GC is still free. :)

I liked it when it was smaller, but it is to wide now.

Seems like I'm on the left.

So funny! I can still remember my yearbook advisor beating this into our heads and with the same level of intensity that yours must have displayed!

ETA - yes, the new format is weird.

Agreed on both counts.

You see me... hi haters.

Yeah, not a huge fan either. But, it IS free. Wonder why the change?

Ah yes, the ad wasn't there before.

Well, at least if there's a point, I guess. LOL.

Agreed with all said above - I thought it was an issue with my browser at first too.

I would rather have two smaller ads- one above the other- than the gigantic one that is there now.

Irritating and awkward looking.

Same!

I understand the need for ads, but this poorly designed.

I really don't like it.

well it's not like Facebook...LOL

I agree, it's free, but I do have some thoughts from a usability perspective.

- Above the fold is gold.
- If you have to have an ad on the nav side, don't push the content out so much that it forces too much wrapping. This is especially important when accessing on a mobile phone.
- Ads on the left side are awkward, especially if there is heavy navigation on the left side.
- A 300px × 250px ad is just obnoxious. Why not do a longer ad versus a wider one, and below the nav? It will still be noticeable (because you have to go to the bottom of the page to post a reply) but not interfere with people's user experience.

The important stuff - the threads and navigation - are less accessible and now require more scrolling.

Mine looks exactly the same as it always has, just with a large ad above the "newest member" thing...:confused::confused:

Second.

I also didn't like it at first, but...

It is now much more readable on my iPhone. Because the actual thread width is more narrow, the text is slightly larger and I no longer have to go to the landscape view to read GC. So there is an upside if you frequently view (or post) from your phone.

Semi off topic, but I did yearbook in high school, also, so now whenever I read a magazine all I do is notice white space and think how to change the layout to be even better :rolleyes:

Same here :D

The only reason it's weird for me is because gmail made some changes today too. My whole world is topsy turvy.

YouTube just made some slight changes again today (maybe yesterday... I didn't touch the computer at all Wednesday).

SO MUCH CHANGE!

This obviously Obama's work.